PhysIOL SA and Carl Zeiss Meditec AG have settled their legal dispute about patents and utility models for trifocal intraocular lenses (IOL) out of court.
Under a Settlement agreement, the two parties have agreed to permit the unrestricted distribution of products from the FINEVISION line (PhysIOL SA) and AT LISA tri line (Carl Zeiss Meditec AG) as well as products based on this technology. Contrary to a statement made in an earlier press release by PhysIOL SA in the course of the proceedings, PhysIOL SA recognized IP rights held by Carl Zeiss Meditec AG and therefore accepted entering into an agreement with...
The move follows the recent announcement from the company’s Executive Chairman, Peter Selkirk, in which he called for UK hospitals to rethink their approach to hazardous waste disposal in the wake of the outbreak. In the statement he claimed that the UK was “woefully underprepared when it comes to hazardous waste disposal in high-risk environments” and that the recent outbreak should “provide a wake up call to the UK”...
Purite experts will be on hand to explain how its water purification units deliver optimum performance and efficiency to meet and exceed the varying needs of modern laboratories. Purite’s Select Lab range, featuring the Analyst, HP, Fusion and Neptune, offers users a wide variety of water purification options, with purity capability ranging from 1.0 M?.cm to 18.2 M?.cm, and production rates of 4 to 48 litres per hour. The Analyst is ideal for...
IdentiGEN has patented a new chemistry based technology which can cut the labour cost of DNA testing by 60%. IdentiGEN is based in Dublin and offers DNA traceability services to major meat producers across the globe with offices and laboratories in Dublin, Wales, the US and Canada. The company today said that the novel chemistry based approach to genotyping that it has tested and validated brings major advantages over the market leading alternatives. IdentiGEN Founder and Managing Director Ciaran Meghen said: “The new testing approach, for which...
The endowment will help support the planned Distinguished Analytical Chemistry Seminar Series in the Department of Chemistry. North Carolina State University is part of a system of 17 different public campuses which was chartered in 1789 which includes the NC School of Science and Mathematics, the first of its kind in the US to foster the growth of gifted high school students. The University of North Carolina System has nearly...
“SLAS is pleased to welcome Hamilton as our Premier Sponsor at SLAS2015,” said Greg Dummer, SLAS CEO. “Hamilton’s longstanding support of our Society, and this annual event in particular, is most gratifying and worthy of recognition. SLAS is proud to call Hamilton a partner and to thank them for their support that enables the Society to deliver an event and exhibition of the quality and scope of SLAS2015...”
The event takes place from 15-17 September 2014 at the Manchester Conference Centre, Manchester UK, and this year incorporates the UK Particle Technology Forum and Fine Bubble Symposium. The title of Dr Rawle’s lecture is ‘TLAs and the 4Qs in relation to elucidation of particle sizing issues’ where, of course, TLA stands for ‘Three-Letter Acronyms’. “The prime objective is entertainment with an educational experience as a sideline,” said Alan Rawle. “I’ve used TLAs over the years as an...
Visitors to the microbiology company’s redesigned portal, which went live in August, can access and download full product information, certificates of analysis and materials safety. The latest news and recently published articles sit alongside a comprehensive archive of earlier material. Many customers also appreciate the facility to buy on line. Introducing the new website, Lab M’s Managing Director Ian Morris said...
Financed under the EU 7th Framework Programme (FP7), IPROVE aims to set out a clear vision on priority innovations and technologies in immunisation needed to ensure the development of treatments for infectious and non-infectious threats to public health across Europe and beyond. Recently 16 SMEs (small to medium sized enterprises) took, part in a dedicated consultation workshop alongside representations from the...
Attendees will have the rare opportunity to hear a talk from Professor Bruce Rafert, visiting from North Dakota State University (Fargo, USA) entitled “Before hyperspectral imaging ruled the World”. In addition to a brief historical overview, Professor Rafert will discuss several of the most interesting optical engineering challenges that have been addressed during his career. He will present some as-yet un-exploited features of...
Writer, host, academic and presenter, Quentin Cooper, will deliver his keynote address on the image of scientists. Lab Innovations, taking place on 5 & 6 November 2014 at Birmingham’s NEC, is the UK’s only event dedicated to laboratory equipment, technology and services. Cooper is perhaps best known for presenting Britain’s most listened to science show, BBC Radio 4’s Material World. He was famously described by The Times as ‘the world’s most enthusiastic man’ and...
Providing the chance to discover the latest microscopy solutions in person, Olympus will be at the major microscopy meetings in Europe over the next month. With highly trained specialists on booth at each event, delegates will benefit from comprehensive demonstrations and expert advice and insight for all application requirements. At the 26th European Congress of Pathology (ECP) 2014, 30 August – 3 September in London, stand 5, Olympus will exhibit its...
The system, compatible with Jenway 7300, 7305, 67 series, Genova Plus and Genova Nano spectrophotometers, Jenway 4510 bench conductivity meter and the Stuart SMP40 automatic melting point, provides a convenient solution for laboratories in need of a simple, auditable data storage system. Qualoupe Lite is ideal for small and medium laboratories in the academic and commercial sectors, delivering powerful but straightforward functions for...
This investment will expand Merck Millipore's Ready-To-Use (RTU) Media manufacturing capabilities, better provide security of supplies for customers in the region, and sustain the heipha/Hycon product lines including contact and settle plates (ICRplus plates) and Agar strips for RCS® systems which are used in monitoring ambient air and compressed gases. "We are committed to providing our customers with a reliable supply of products, including...
Schmidt+Haensch is a family-owned German company based in Berlin which combines 150 years of tradition and experience with highly innovative instrumentation solutions. S+H has always been a leading manufacturer of optical measuring instruments; this led to a particular prominence when new reference methods were created in the sugar industry. Their main emphasis has traditionally been in laboratory analysis but more...
The license recognizes that equipment designed and manufactured by Telstar is consistently produced and controlled in accordance with CFDA quality standards. In the laboratory field, Telstar manufactures various ranges of biological safety cabinets which are specially designed for research in Life Science markets including universities, hospitals and R&D laboratories, along with pharma and...
Due to an increased demand of companies outsourcing their freeze-dried production of diagnostic kits, Biofortuna has invested in a new state of the art freeze-dryer together with additional climate control units. The additional freeze drier and infrastructure almost doubles production capacity allowing Biofortuna to accommodate the ever increasing demand of its freeze dried contract service...
In April 2014, the Occupational Drug Testing (ODT) team at LGC was audited by UKAS for ISO17025 accreditation for detection of drugs of abuse in oral fluid. The positive outcome of the audit allowed LGC to be awarded ISO17025 accreditation as an extension to scope on 2 May 2014. This internationally-recognised standard provides further evidence of the quality associated with LGC’s analytical expertise in a growing range of fields...
AstraZeneca has also agreed to make various sales-related payments. Upon completion of the transaction, AstraZeneca will own the rights for the development and commercialisation of Almirall’s existing proprietary respiratory business, including rights to revenues from Almirall’s existing partnerships, as well as its pipeline of investigational novel therapies. The franchise includes Eklira® (aclidinium); LAS40464, the combination of...
Many hospitals have introduced C. difficile reduction targets or have had these mandated by government bodies or regulators. When it comes to eliminating doubt, hospitals need efficient, secure and time-saving solutions to protect patients from infection risks. The challenge of infection control and successful outbreak management is one that the Bioquell team have chosen to take on...